NON-CREDIT PROGRAM
Course Description: This 48-hour non-credit hybrid healthcare program prepares applicants for employment opportunities within dental offices. This program will prepare students on the different aspects of professional dental assisting, including virtual scenarios and dental charting. Dental assistants perform a variety of duties in the dental field including but are not limited to: therapeutic communication, multicultural interaction, psychology, oral health, preventive techniques, nutrition, chair side instrumentation, infection control, equipment safety, equipment maintenance, dental office emergencies and pain/anxiety management. Students will also learn the basic principles of dental radiology to prepare for the MS Dental Board Radiography Exam.
Cost: $950 paid at any MGCCC Business Office
*The MGCCC Non-Credit Refund Policy is on the MGCCC Website.
Steps for admission:
- Complete the MGCCC Registration Form for Non-Credit Healthcare Courses listing Dental Assistant with Dental Radiology as the course name and include a listed course date of interest. Course schedules are found on the website under Pathways/ School of Nursing and Health Professions/Non-Credit courses webpage.
- Submit a copy of your high school or high school equivalence (HSE) diploma
- Present a copy of one of the following documents (a, b, or c) or complete the ACT WorkKeys Exam (details are provided by the CE Coordinator after registration form has been received and processed).
- Copy of ACT Score that is an 18 or higher
- Copy of College Degree
- Unofficial transcript showing college courses taken AND PASSED (within the past 10 years).
After registration has been received:
- Please allow 1-2 weeks after submission for the registration process to be completed. An email will be sent confirming registration, course details, and instructions on how to pay the $950 course fee at any MGCCC campus business office. Course fees are due in full 3 days prior to the scheduled course date.
- Begin completing all health requirements and background check.
*Criminal Background Check is due BEFORE the first day of class. All students accepted into a MGCCC Dental Assistant with Dental Radiology course must obtain a criminal background check from a MGCCC Campus Police Office. The $65 criminal background check payment is not included in the Dental Assistant with Dental Radiology program cost. The payment is made at the campus business office with the receipt presented at the Campus Police Office in order for testing to take place.
Campus Police:
Jackson County Campus - (228) 497-7690
Perkinston Campus- (601) 928-6327
Harrison County Campus - (228) 896-2516
George County Center - (601) 766-6447
Note: A background check with any possible disqualifying event will be reviewed by a committee for acceptance into the program. You must provide a Court Abstract from the respective courthouse for all arrests/charges that may appear on your background check. This process may take several weeks to approve or deny; students will not be allowed to attend the program until approval has been given. Committee approval is based upon “MS Code 43-11-13” related to clinical attendance.
Note: Students are accepted conditionally until all required pre-clinical documents are received by the end of the third week of class and approved for clinical/lab attendance.
Enrollment will be based on a first come first serve condition following submission of the:
- Non-credit Registration form
- High school or HSE diploma
- CRC proctored score with at least a score of 3 in each section or ACT Score of 18 or greater
- Full course payment, which is made at the MGCCC campus business office
Note: MGCCC reserves the right to substitute instructors, change class schedules, and cancel programs due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances.
For additional information regarding healthcare continuing education courses, please contact:
A’Kendal Woodard
Administrative Assistant
Simulation Center/Continuing Education
Bryant Center at Tradition
19330 Hwy 67
Biloxi, MS 39532
Office: 228-267-8648
Email: akendal.woodard@mgccc.edu
Jessica Fudge, BMSc, RT (R)(CT)
Continuing Education Coordinator
Bryant Center at Tradition
19330 Hwy 67
Biloxi, MS 39532
Office: 228-267-8676
Email: jessica.fudge@mgccc.edu
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